How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Timor-Leste?

5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Timor-Leste: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

20.4

in 2018

Timor-Leste

31.8

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

15th

Timor-Leste rank

15th

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 31.8 against 20.4 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.4.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 43 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.52	29.48	9.96	Timor-Leste
2010s	20.49	31.96	11.47	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 31.8 against 20.4 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Timor-Leste?: 11.4, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Timor-Leste?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Timor-Leste rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 6,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.